Matthew Stafford has all the physical tools one could hope for in a starting quarterback. He doesn’t have the success to go along with it, though.

Perhaps the next coach can help on that front. He’ll have to.

Lions QB Matthew Stafford (AP Photo)

Stafford is playing a role in the Detroit Lions’ selection process. Baltimore Ravens’ offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell interviewed with the Lions and spoke to Stafford while there.

“It’s something, however much they ask me to be a part of it, I’ll be apart of it,” Stafford told WJR-AM earlier this week. “I’m not knocking on the door. They asked me to sit in on that one, and as more and more interviews happen, whether I’m in town to sit with them and talk or whether we talk on the phone—I’m sure I’ll have some involvement in that process.”

It’s pretty obvious the Lions are looking to hire a more offensive-oriented coach, unlike Jim Schwartz. Stafford said he and Caldwell talked about what happened to the Lions this season and Stafford asked the candidate about his philosophy.

Also on their radar is Chargers’ offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt, who revived Philip Rivers in San Diego.